Special opening arrangements for LCSD venues
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     Special opening arrangements will be made at three Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) venues on Saturday (August 30) where China's gold medallists at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will stage demonstrations and meet the public.

     The three venues are Shek Kip Mei Sports Centre for the demonstration of table tennis, Kowloon Park Sports Centre for the demonstration of badminton, and Shing Mun Valley Swimming Pool in Tsuen Wan for the demonstration of diving.

     Please see the appendix for details.

     The normal opening hours of Queen Elizabeth Stadium, the venue for the gymnastics demonstration, will remain unchanged.

Ends/Thursday, August 28, 2008
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Appendix:

Venue and facility               Temporary closure date and time

Kowloon Park Sports Centre

Arena                                     From 7pm, August 28 to 7am, August 31

Secondary Hall                       From 7am, August 30 to 7am, August 31

Dance Room                          From 7am, August 30 to 3pm, August 30

Activity Room, Squash         From 7am,30 August to 2pm, August 30 

Courts (No. 1, 2 & 3)

and Fitness Room

Booking Office                      From 7am, August 30 to 2pm, August 30 (During the

                                             closure period, the public can use the Booking Office of

                                             Yau Tsim Mong District Leisure Services Office at the

                                              Arcade of Kowloon Park which is adjacent to Kowloon

                                             Park Sports Centre.)

Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre

Arena                                   From 7am, August 29 to 7am, August 31

Activity Room and              From 7am, August 29 to 5pm, August 30

Dance Room  

Fitness Room, Children’s    From 7am, August 30 to 1pm, August 30

Playroom,  and Sports

Climbing Wall

Booking Office                     From 7am, August 30 to 1pm, August 30

Shing Mun Valley Swimming Pool

Indoor Pool                           From 6.30pm, August 29 to 7.30pm, August 30

Outdoor Pool                        From 6.30am, August 30 to 3pm, August 30

Queen Elizabeth Stadium     normal opening hours will remain unchanged